粵

停ting4滯zai6不bat1前cin4

simp停滞不前
ting4 zai6 bat1 cin4tíng zhì bù qián

English

  1. stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant
  2. in a rut
  3. at a standstill
  4. stagnant; at a standstill; not moving forward, to make no progress

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 停喺某一個階段、境況而毫無進展

Examples

  • 阿尔及尔从不停滞不前。

    Algiers never stands still.

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  • 你仲係咁停滯不前,一啲進度都冇!

    You are still stagnant with no progress at all!

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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